Category: Biographical Stories

Septima Clark

Author Daniel Buttry profiles Septima Clark (1898-1987), a civil rights hero with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s Crusade for Citizenship.

Ella Baker

Peacemaker and author Daniel Buttry profiles Ella Baker (1903-1986), a civil rights hero with the NAACP whose activism included the Montgomery bus boycott.

Diane Nash

Peacemaker and author Daniel Buttry profiles civil rights activist Diane Nash, who played a courageous role in Tennessee and among the Freedom Riders.

Masahisa Goi (1916-1980)

Masahisa Goi was the Japanese philosopher and spiritual leader who created Peace Poles—monuments that have been planted worldwide with a message of peace.

Imam Moussa al-Sadr (1928-1978?)

Imam Moussa al-Sadr was the leading Shiite Muslim figure in southern Lebanon during the 1960s and 1970s. He was especially concerned about eradicating poverty and stimulating education for those who were disenfranchised by the main social and political systems in Lebanon. He founded many social institutions, vocational schools, kindergartens, health clinics and literacy centers.